Marjorie O'Kell
British athlete
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Marjorie Francis O'Kell, later Harris (1 April 1908 – 3 October 2009) was an English international track and field athlete who competed at the 1934 Empire Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 1 April 1908 |
| Died | 3 October 2009 (aged 101) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
| Club | Middlesex Ladies AC |
Biography
O'Kell's main event was the high jump[1] and her personal best was 1.57 metres (5 ft 1+3⁄4 in) in 1931.[1]
She was a member of the Middlesex Ladies AC[2] and was twice the British Athletics Champion in high jump after winning the title at both the 1929 WAAA Championships and 1931 WAAA Championships.[3]
She represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games[4] in London, where she competed in the high jump event.[5]
She later became a life-president of the Women's Amateur Athletic Association (of Great Britain),[1] dying in 2009 aged 101 years.
